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Watermelon & Strawberry Lemonade

  As it’s the perfect time of year for fun, fruity beverages, here’s my recipe for watermelon and strawberry lemonade. It’s simple with only 3 ingredients, and healthy, since most or all of the sweetness comes from natural sugars in the fruit. Justin and I like pulp, so I didn’t bother to strain it but …

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Banana Coco-Chai Smoothie

  Love chai? Chocolate? (Who doesn’t?) Here we go: my favorite breakfast smoothie. A supremely unique flavor, kind of chocolatey and fruity and spicy all at once in a way that completely works. Justin was also a big fan.   Incidentally, it’s perfect to bring along to those 4 hour summer classes I’m currently taking… …

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Coffee Icing

If you love coffee, you’ll probably love this icing. It’s excellent with these coffee or chocolate flavored cakes! See how we used it on our Owl Cake, here.     Coffee Icing Ingredients: 1-1/2 stick butter, softened 2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals 1/4 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons heavy cream 1 pound powdered sugar   Directions: …

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Coffee Flavored Cake

  I was just a little bit disappointed the first time I tried coffee cake. It tasted okay — good even — but I had expected coffee flavored cake and that definitely wasn’t. So when I finally found this recipe for real coffee cake (you know, the kind that tastes like coffee and isn’t just …

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Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake

My blender has been getting a lot of use lately between morning smoothies,creamy soups, and now add to that desserts. We shared one of these a couple of weeks ago while curled up watching March Madness. (Ahem, way to go KY!) It was cold and thick and creamy… everything you want a milkshake to be. …

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Green Monster Smoothie

I’ve been experimenting with green smoothies recently. They are fantastic because you can use virtually any combination of fruits you have on hand and despite what you might think, the spinach isn’t very noticeable except for its vibrant green color (and the boost of nutrients you’ll be getting). It’s an easy way to incorporate more …

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Southern Fruit Tea

In the south, most people LOVE their sweet tea.  Well, this tea is a sweet one. I’d say a great combination between sweet tea and a fruity juice.  It is much more than a glass of tea with lemon added to it.  There’s a combination of pineapple, orange, and lemon all in one glass!  It’s …

Cherry Oat Smoothie

Cherry Oat Smoothie

For Valentine’s Day this year I felt like making something with cherries. Specifically, this cherry truffle recipe. But not paying enough attention at the grocery store, I ended up buying a can of unsweetened stemless cherries like these: …instead of the sweet cherry-on-top maraschinos that the recipe called for. Eventually I got what I needed …